The invisible superheroes inside plants
By Maria Constantin Maybe you’ve heard about the one of the latest superheroes or better said “badheroes” movie called “Venom”. Venom is an alien that belongs to a species called “Symbiontes” which can inhabit living creatures conferring them superpowers. Plants have their own kind of Symbiontes living inside them. Scientists call them “endophytes” and just like Venom they can confer superpowers to the plant that … Continue reading The invisible superheroes inside plants
Why you should consider attending a conference by live stream
by Rebeca Diaz Vazquez There are lots of reasons to attend scientific conferences: presenting your research and getting feedback from experts in your field, starting collaborations, and listening to new ideas that make you go back to work with fresh enthusiasm. But attending conferences takes time away from experiments and other commitments, while finding the funding and organising the travelling are added burdens to an … Continue reading Why you should consider attending a conference by live stream
Plasmid Mapping Process
A plasmid is an extrachromosomal circular DNA which can be replicated. DNA mapping is a technique for Plasmid mapping. Continue reading Plasmid Mapping Process
Mitochondria: what they are and how they can make us sick
by Miriam Valera-Alberni Mitochondria: the tiny energy producers of the cell Every human is made of an estimated 37 million cells, each of which contain compartments known as ‘organelles’, specific subunits with unique functions. While the nucleus provides the genetic instructions to the cell, mitochondria are key to bioenergetics and metabolism of the organism. Even though they are essential to keep us alive, mitochondria were … Continue reading Mitochondria: what they are and how they can make us sick
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